"I am strongly against [the] requirement that universities adopt the #IHRA definition of antisemitism [...] it chills free speech on a matter of the first importance"
Arif Ahmed of #CambridgeUniversity & #OfficeForStudents is held to account by #BRICUP
#FreeSpeech
https://www.bricup.org.uk/activities/bricup-challenges-universities-director-for-freedom-of-speech-to-explain-censoring-of-speech-on-palestine/
@anandamide Sooo… this is the same OfS that tried to "silence students"? But insisting on respect is an infringement on free speech?
They must think we're morons.
https://wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/ofs-tried-to-silence-us-say-student-panel-members/
Wow. Is this the report we needed to kick start the reform of the funding/regulatory model in UK Higher Ed? It might be. Will it resolve the national dispute? No. Will Labour have the guts to reform HE funding? Who knows.
#UCU #highereducation #officeforstudents https://ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/the-work-of-the-office-for-students-industry-regulators-lords-report/index.html?utm_source=committees.parliament.uk&utm_medium=inquiry-referral&utm_campaign=industry-regulators-office-for-students-report&utm_content=inquiry-page-banner